ZTE Wins National IPTV Project in Belarus

ZTECorporation（ZTE）,a leading global provider of telecommunications equipment and network solutions,successfully penetrates the Eastern European IPTVmarket by sealing an IPTVproject contract with the Republican Unitary Telecommunication Enterprise（RUE）Beltelecom,a National Telecommunications Operator of the Republic of Belarus,in April2008.

Since May 2006,Beltelecom has been initiating the national IPTVdevelopment and conducting IPTVtrial tests with leading providers in the industry.ZTEbeats other competitors in the contract bid with its network video technology,which has a solid network performance infrastructure design,and one of the most reliable and comprehensive end-to-end multimedia solutions in the industry that meets sophisticated needs of multimedia service providers.

＂We are honored to be chosen by Beltelecom for its national IPTVproject.We have an extensive track record and IPTVsystem deployment experience with service providers in various internationalmarkets,＂said Mr.Yu Yifang,General Manager of ZTEMultimedia and Terminal Product Lines.＂This new and significant customer win not only validates our proven capability in offering reliable IPTVnetwork video solution,but also another key milestone for our IPTVexpertise in penetrating international markets.＂

Beltelecom,which is wholly owned by the State Republic,is the only telecom fixed-line provider and general internet provider with advanced telecommunication networks in the country.Established in July 1995,the company was transformed to RUEBeltelecom in 2004 by Order of the Ministry of Communications and Informatization.Today,Beltelecom has nine state-levelunitary telecommunication enterprises,and six joint ventures under these enterprises.In addition to regulating the country's nationalfixed-line business and data transmission backbone infrastructure,Beltelecom is a shareholder of three mobile telecom providers in Belarus.

Over the years,ZTEhas conducted major IPTVtrials in China as well as deployed IPTVsystems in Europe,Asia Pacific,Latin America and other regions.In December 2007,ZTEclinched a major contract win with China Netcom Group Corporation（CNC）for the world's first AVS-IPTVcommercial network development bid.In addition,the company has sealed several deals to construct IPTVprojects for China Telecom,including the world's largest H.264 standard-based IPTVnetwork for Shanghai Telecom.Today,ZTEholds more than 50 percent of China's current IPTVmarket.